SUUNTO A-10 Baseplate Compass for Hikers and Scouts

SUUNTO A-10 – A robust, easy to use compact compass for general recreational use

MINIMALISTIC BASEPLATE COMPASS FOR HIKERS AND SCOUTS

Fast, simple and accurate, A-10 baseplate compasses are quick to learn and ideal for navigating with a map and compass. For calculating the distances, A-10 has both metric and imperial scales printed in red to stand out on topographic map.

The Earth’s magnetic field does not flow evenly between the magnetic poles along the surface of the planet. To overcome this, A-10 has two variants with needles balanced for either the northern or southern hemisphere.

• Country of manufacture FI
• High grade steel needle with jewel bearing
• Balanced for northern hemisphere
• Fixed declination correction scale
• Liquid filled capsule for stable operation
• Detachable snap-lock lanyard. Easy to detach for working with the map
• Suunto limited lifetime warranty
• Made in Finland

Stable operation

The compass liquid used by Suunto is specially formulated to provide damping over a large temperature range while preventing the needle from sticking.

Made in Finland

All Suunto compasses are handcrafted at our factory with 100% renewable energy.

Detachable snap-lock lanyard

The lanyard with wristlock is easy to detach for working with the map.

Specifications

• Measurements 56 x 104 x 10 mm / 2.2 x 4.09 x 0.39 “
• Weight 30 g / 1.06 oz
• Bezel material: Plastic
• What’s in the box? Suunto A-10 NH Compass, lanyard, Quick release, Quick Guide

Technical specifications

GENERAL

• Bezel material: Plastic
• Metric scales – cm with distance helpers
• Imperial scales – inch with distance helpers
• Balanced for northern hemisphere
• Declination correction – fixed scale
• Weight – 30 g / 1.06 oz
• Water resistance – insensitive to water pressure
• Lanyard quick release
• Attachment – lanyard

COMPASS

• Direction scale – degrees
• Needle – high grade steel
• Liquid filled and jewel bearing
• Bearing lock with orienting indicator
• Compass accuracy – 2.5°
• Compass resolution – 2°

PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Operating temperature -30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F
• Storage temperature       -30° C to +60° C / -22° F to +140° F